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Lil Nas X scores top MTV VMA nominations
Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift also land noms
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Lil Nas X is among the most-nominated artists for the 2019 MTV Music Video Awards with eight nominations.
The 20-year-old “country trap” artist, who recently came out as gay, received nominations for his breakout hit single “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. The video received nominations for Song of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Hip Hop, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Art Direction. Lil Nas X also is nominated for the Best New Artist category.
Fellow newcomer Billie Eilish came in with nine nominations for her single “Bad Guy.” Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift were the highest nominated artists with 10 nominations a piece.
The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards will air on MTV on Monday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. live from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Check out the list of nominees below.
Video of the Year
21 Savage- āa lotā [ft. J. Cole]
Billie Eilish- ābad guyā
Ariana Grande- thank u, nextā
Jonas Brothers- āSuckerā
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā
Artist of the Year
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
Song of the Year
Drake- āIn My Feelingsā
Ariana Grande- āthank u, nextā
Jonas Brothers- āSuckerā
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper- āShallowā
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā
Best New Artist presented by Taco Bell
Ava Max
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALĆA
Best Collaboration
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper- āShallowā
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello- āSeƱoritaā
Taylor Swift- āME!ā [ft. ft. Brendon Urie]
Ed Sheeran / Justin Bieber- āI Donāt Careā
BTS- āBoy With Luvā [ft. Halsey]
Push Artist of the Year
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
Best Pop
5 Seconds of Summer- āEasierā
Cardi B / Bruno Mars- āPlease Meā
Billie Eilish- ābad guyā
Khalid- āTalkā
Ariana Grande- āthank u, nextā
Jonas Brothers- āSuckerā
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā
Best Hip-Hop
2 Chainz- āRule the Worldā[ft. Ariana Grande]
21 Savage- āa lotā [ft. J. Cole]
Cardi B- āMoneyā
DJ Khaled- āHigherā [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Travis Scott- āSICKO MODEā [ft. Drake]
Best R&B
Anderson .Paak- āMake It Betterā [ft. Smokey Robinson]
Childish Gambino- āFeels Like Summerā
H.E.R.- āCouldāve Beenā [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Alicia Keys- āRaise a Manā
Ella Mai- āTripā
Normani- āWavesā [ft. 6LACK]
Best K-Pop
BTS- āBoy With Luvā [ft. Halsey]
BLACKPINK- āKill This Loveā
Monsta X- āWho Do You Loveā [ft. French Montana]
TOMORROW X TOGETHER- āCat & Dogā
NCT 127- āRegularā
EXO- āTempoā
Best Latin
Anuel AA / Karol G- āSecretoā
Bad Bunny- āMIAā [ft. Drake]
benny blanco / Tainy / Selena Gomez / J Balvin- āI Canāt Get Enoughā
Daddy Yankee- āCon Calmaā [ft. Snow]
Maluma- āMala MĆaā
ROSALĆA / J Balvin- āCon Alturaā [ft. El Guincho]
Best Dance
The Chainsmokers- āCall You Mineā [ft. Bebe Rexha]
Clean Bandit- āSoloā [ft. Demi Lovato]
DJ Snake- āTaki Takiā [ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B]
David Guetta / Bebe Rexha / J Balvin- āSay My Nameā
Marshmello / Bastille- āHappierā
Silk City / Dua Lipa- āElectricityā
Best Rock
The 1975- āLove It If We Made Itā
Fall Out Boy- āBishops Knife Trickā
Imagine Dragons- āNaturalā
Lenny Kravitz- āLowā
Panic! At the Disco- āHigh Hopesā
twenty one pilots- āMy Bloodā
Video for Good
Halsey- āNightmareā
The Killers- āLand of the Freeā
Jamie N Commons / Skylar Grey- āRunaway Trainā [ft. Gallant]
John Legend- āPreachā
Lil Dicky- āEarthā
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā
Best Direction
Billie Eilish- ābad Guyā (dir. Dave Meyers)
FKA twigs- āCellophaneā (dir. Andrew Thomas Huang)
Ariana Grande- āthank u, nextā (dir. Hannah Lux Davis)
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (dir. Calmatic)
LSD- āNo New Friendsā (dir. Dano Cerny)
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā (dir. Drew Kirsch and Taylor Swift)
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish- āwhen the partyās overā (visual effects: Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo)
FKA twigs- āCellophaneā (visual effects: Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog)
Ariana Grande- āGod is a womanā (visual effects: Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic)
DJ Khaled- āJust Usā [ft. SZA] (visual effects: Sergii Mashevskyi)
LSD- āNo New Friendsā (visual effects: Ethan Chancer)
Taylor Swift- āME!ā [ft. Brendon Urie] (visual effects: Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX)
Best Editing
Anderson .Paak- āTintsā [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (editing: Elias Talbot)
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus ā āOld Town Road (Remix)ā (editing: Calmatic)
Billie Eilish- ābad guyā (editing: Billie Eilish)
Ariana Grande- ā7 ringsā (editing: Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh)
Solange- āAlmedaā (editing: Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor)
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā (editing: Jarrett Fijal)
Best Art Direction
BTS- āBoy With Luvā [ft. Halsey] (art direction: JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E))
Ariana Grande- ā7 ringsā (art direction: John Richoux)
Lil Nas X- āOld Town Road (Remix)ā [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (art direction: Itaru Dela Vegas)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello- āSeƱoritaā (art direction: Tatiana Van Sauter)
Taylor Swift- āYou Need to Calm Downā (art direction: Brittany Porter)
Kanye West / Lil Pump- āI Love Itā [ft. Adele Givens] (art direction: Tino Schaedler)
Best Choreography
FKA twigs- āCellophaneā (choreography: Kelly Yvonne)
ROSALĆA / J Balvin- āCon Alturaā [ft. El Guincho] (choreography: Charm LaāDonna)
LSD- āNo New Friendsā (choreography: Ryan Heffington)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello- āSeƱoritaā (choreography: Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv)
Solange- āAlmedaā (choreography: Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles)
BTS- āBoy With Luvā [ft. Halsey] (choreography: Rie Hata)
Best Cinematography
Anderson .Paak- āTintsā [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
Billie Eilish- āhostageā (cinematography: Pau Castejon)
Ariana Grande- āthank u, nextā (cinematography: Christopher Probst)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello- āSeƱoritaā (cinematography: Scott Cunningham)
Solange- āAlmedaā (cinematography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton)
Taylor Swift- āME!ā [ft. Brendon Urie] (cinematography: Starr Whitesides)
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The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
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The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
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Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
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The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.
(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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